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October 22, 2020

Main Street can be our ‘rising tide’

Many years ago, before I began my career in IT, I worked for several years in restaurant management. I started as an assistant manager at a brand-new fast…

Map of the African American Heritage Trail
February 21, 2020

On the trail of Winchester’s black history

This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Recently I decided to finally do something I’d been meaning to do for some…

January 9, 2020

Parking fears are overblown

“People visit places for their attractions, not for their parking.” — Jeff Siegler, Revitalize or Die website One of the most common complaints about…

January 2, 2020

Welcome to the 20s

Happy New Year! By the time you read this, we will be into a new year and a new decade — the 2020s. An aside — I realize there…

December 5, 2019

Small business day is every day

Published on Winchester Sun, by Pete Koutoulas, December 5th 2019. We had good intentions. This past Saturday, we had planned on spending at least part of…

August 29, 2019

Here’s a unique idea to boost our downtown

Published on Winchester Sun, August 29, 2019 There’s been a lot of talk over the last few years about making significant upgrades to downtown infrastructure. Recognizing the…

June 6, 2019

Do regulations hurt or help business?

Published on Winchester Sun, June 6, 2019 Recently in this column, I talked in a very upbeat way about Winchester’s re-emerging downtown business district. Despite the excitement and…

May 16, 2019

What will we do with Sphar building space?

Published on Winchester Sun, May 16, 2019 Early on a Saturday morning in 1981, the L&N Railroad suddenly and controversially demolished Winchester’s historic but vacant train depot. The…

May 9, 2019

We can all contribute to local business growth, sustainability

Published on Winchester Sun, May 9, 2019 Shortly after we moved to Winchester in 2015, I read in The Sun about developments downtown that would ultimately result…

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Recent articles

  • Confessions of a ‘fair-weather fan’
  • Voter apathy? Not so fast
  • Enjoying Kentucky’s four seasons
  • Main Street can be our ‘rising tide’
  • Who do you trust?
  • John Lewis’ legacy of passive resistance

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